Raise your hand if you like Nutella!!! If I had to ask this question in an Italian classroom… I would probably be surrounded by an army of raised hands and the occasional jump! I get the same reaction when I ask my kids… luckily it’s only the 2 of them, so I can easily handle their reaction! Who can blame them though? I am the one who introduced them to this heavenly spread. I always have some in the pantry and I too love it. I know I have said this before, but whenever I eat Nutella I find myself remembering my childhood, as this is a staple in every Italian child’s life. Even though I think that Nutella is best eaten on a slice of bread, I have been experimenting with it too. This is the 3rd year I am participating in World Nutella Day and after making Nutella Pizza and Fried Nutella, this year I decided to try and make… liqueur. I love creamy liqueurs and when I saw this recipe for Creamy Nutella Liqueur, I was immediately sold. It is very (and I mean VERY) easy to make and it’s ready in about 30 minutes (cooling time included). Did I like it?? It tastes AMAZING… unfortunately my little ones cannot have any, but that makes mummy (and daddy) lucky…more for us! hahahaha Cheers and happy World Nutella Day!

Dear Manu…I just made this nutella liquor, and I put it in the fridge. Now, in the evening, I wanted to serve it to some friends, but when I took it out, it was so thick that I couldn’t pour it into cups, as if it has turned into a mousse…I feel so frustrated…I was so happy with this recipe, and now I even can’t take it out of the bottle to enjoy it as a boozey mousse…can you tell me what could I have done wrong???and what can I do to salvage my liquor???

Ohhhh my! It’s never happened to me! The fridge might thicken it slightly, but if you bring it back to room temperature and shake it, it should get back to its previous state. If it’s still like mousse, then something must have gone wring during the preparation. The only thing I could think of, if you used the right amount of ingredients, is you might have simmered the mixture too long so that it thickened too much?